Wargaming Compendium

Henry Hyde (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2011
Pen & Sword Military (Verlag)
978-1-84884-221-2 (ISBN)

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Wargaming is a fascinating, engrossing and exciting pastime that encompasses a wide range of different talents. In the course of pursuing his hobby, the average wargamer uses the skills of artist, designer, sculptor, illustrator, historian, librarian, researcher, mathematician and creative writer, as well as the more obvious ones of general, admiral or air marshal for large games, or perhaps lieutenant, commodore or squadron leader for skirmishes. Not only is wargaming a pursuit which calls upon many skills, but it also covers many aspects of combat, spanning the history of our planet. With science fiction gaming, we plunge into imagined worlds many thousands of years into the future and a fantasy gamer, of course, deals with eons of imagined history, as anyone who has read The Lord of the Rings will know. A wargamer may find himself recreating an encounter between a handful of adversaries one day, or a massed battle involving perhaps hundreds of miniature troops the next. Moreover, it is possible to play wargames that recreate warfare on land, on sea, in the air or, in the case of science fiction, even in outer space.
This book aims to demonstrate the wonderfully varied hobby of wargaming with miniatures, looking at the broad scope of what it has to offer as well as detailed explanations of how to get involved, including comprehensive rules for gladiator combat, Wild West skirmishes and the horse and musket era, as well as lots of advice for anyone new to wargaming. Whether you're a complete newcomer to the hobby, or a veteran of many years, you'll find plenty in The Wargaming Compendium to entertain and inspire you.

A wargamer since childhood, Henry Hyde burst onto the wargames scene in 2006 with his own _Battlegames_ magazine. He went on to edit the combined _Miniature Wargames_ with _Battlegames_ before leaving to pursue other design and publishing interests in 2016/. His enthusiasm for wargaming is rooted in his deep love of history (he has a degree in European History from Sussex University) but he also enjoys writing fiction, photography, watercolour painting, music and cooking. He is the author of the acclaimed The _Wargaming Compendium_ published by Pen & Sword Books in 2013/. Henry lives near the sea in East Sussex.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.11.2011
Zusatzinfo	b/w and colour photos throughout
Verlagsort	South Yorkshire
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 246 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-84884-221-X / 184884221X
ISBN-13	978-1-84884-221-2 / 9781848842212
Zustand	Neuware